Elderly Health

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Announcements

Solidarity in combating the global food crisis
Director's article. May 21, 2008.- PAHO's Director calls upon international community in order to promote the solidarity and cooperation among the countries to contribute to the production and food sovereignty of our people, eradicating malnutrition, and to the development of common strategies that make it possible for us to advance toward our health achievements, related to environmental protection and poverty reduction, achieved within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals.(10/May/2008)
In English       (8.22k)  
en español     (8.12k)  

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Books

Mantenerse en forma para la vida. Necesidades nutricionales de los adultos mayores
Mantenerse en forma para la vida fue publicado originalmente en inglés por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y su contenido se basa en una consulta de expertos que analizaron las pruebas científicas que relacionan el régimen de la alimentación y otros factores—especialmente el ejercicio—que afectan el estado nutricional, la prevención de la enfermedad y la promoción de la salud de los adultos mayores. (© OPS, 2004)(20/Apr/2004)
en español     Librería en línea  

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Multimedia

Prevalence of Diabetes among Older Adults in Seven Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC): The Health Wellbeing and Ageing (SABE) Project
This full-size color poster describes the diabetes component of the interprogrammatic multicenter study on Health, Wellbeing and Ageing (SABE Project, from the acronym in Spanish Salud Bienestar y Envejecimiento), carried out in seven major cities in seven countries of Latin America and the Caribbean: Argentina, Barbados, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Mexico, and Uruguay. It contains a summary of the project and its main findings, including graphs with quantitative data.(18/Jun/2004)
In English       PowerPoint  
en español     PowerPoint  
em Português PowerPoint  

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Other Resources

Healthy Eating and Active Living
This page provides an organized listing of everything on the PAHO web falling under the topic of Healthy Eating and Active Living, encompassing such topics as nutrition (for persons over two years of age), healthy eating habits, diet and physical activity, obesity, exercise, active lifestyles, etc.(30/Jul/2008)
In English       (17.79k)  
en español     (19.02k)  

Nutrition
This panoramic page provides an organized listing of all PAHO materials in the area of nutrition, using a broad range of coherent specific subcategories.(6/Jul/2006)
In English       (7.47k)  
en español     (7.54k)  

World Report on Violence and Health
Violence is a major public health problem worldwide, causing millions of deaths each year and permanent disabilities among survivors. Among people ages 15-44, it accounts for 14% of all male and 7% of all female deaths worldwide. This Report examines a broad spectrum of violence including child abuse and neglect by caregivers, youth violence, violence by intimate partners, sexual violence, elder abuse, suicide, and collective violence. Its objectives are to describe the magnitude and impact of violence and key risk factors; summarize the types of intervention and policy responses and their effectiveness; and make recommendations local, national, and international action. Its goals are to raise awareness about the problem of violence and make the case that violence is preventable, highlighting the crucial role public health has to play in addressing its causes and consequences.(3/Oct/2002)
In English       WHO  

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Periodical Publications

Chronic Disease Prevention & Control in the Americas, Vol. 2, No. 7, July 2008
In this issue: PAHO To Consider CNCD Resolutions; Partner's Forum "12 x 2012"; Global Vaccine Alliance Supports Introduction of HPV Vaccine; Jamaica: Prime Minister Golding Underscores Commitment to Caribbean Wellness; Caribbean Wellness Day; CARMEN Policy Observatory(24/Jul/2008)
In English       (604.64k)  
en español     (621.95k)  

Perspectives in Health - Volume 9, Number 1, 2004
Magazine published three times a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: Health for One and All: Latinos in the USA - Aging in the Americas - Casting the AIDS Lifeline - Toon in to Monica! - A Question of Human Rights - Child Safety: It's No Accident(3/Jun/2004)
In English       (10.75k)  
en español     (1.78k)  

Perspectives in Health - Volume 7, Number 3, 2002
Magazine published three times a year by the Pan American Health Organization. This edition features the following articles: Living to 100 - Globesity: The Crisis of Growing Proportions - Haiti: Dark, Light and Color - Don Francisco Gives Back - A Marriage of Medicines(31/Dec/2002)
In English       (8.65k)  
en español     (8.85k)  

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Technical Documents

ACHR-37/2002.11 Approaches to healthy aging: Evidence bases
Dr. Richard M. Suzman's presentation at the XXXVII Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Health Research, Washington, D.C., 12-14 June 2002. Slide Presentation and Video conference Windows Media. (12/Jun/2002)
In English       (3.28k)  

Idoso: Condições De Vida, Saúde E Nutrição Em Distintos Espaços Intra-Urbanos Do Município De Curitiba
O estudo teve características de entrevista domiciliar com o idoso, a estrutura qualitativa e quantitativa do instrumento à caracterização da situação de vida do idoso - sociais, econômicas, de saúde e nutrição, e ambientais – à diferenciar três distintos níveis de condições de vida intra- urbana.(1/Feb/2001)
em Português (135.26k)